marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

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Subject:	marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
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A female marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in Esteros del Iberá, Argentina.
Date 22 January 2014, 14:43:52
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonelbaldoni/9400850597/
Author Leonel Baldoni http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonelbaldoni/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_Marsh_Deer_Steros_del_Ibera.jpg

The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is the largest deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The specific name refers to the forked antlers. The marsh deer lives only in marsh areas, notably the Pantanal and Chaco, in which the level of water is less than 70 cm deep. They are swift swimmers.

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